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Hilo, HI vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Richmond spends 12.9% less per student than Hilo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.1% higher in Richmond than in Hilo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richmond had 6.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hilo

Education
 Hilo, HIRichmond, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,751$15,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,564$14,373$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,806$8,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.414.4116.23
 Students per Librarian12322414573
 Students per Counselor268272530
 Grade School Educ.1.7%4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%7.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%87.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.0%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.6%5.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.1%43.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%3.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.1%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 3 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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